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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1908
Page
4
An official notice announces Hon. Ben Johnson of County as a candidate for re election to Congress from the Fourth District, subject to Democratic party action.
We announce A C Imball as a candidate for the nomination for Sheriff of Washington County under the party banner. The ticket lists Rhcitt, Sam vb, Campbell, Will Merritt, Sanders and Hubert Virgin as supporters and committee members.
Warm weather brings a flurry of greetings as families and friends from Happy Hollow visit relatives in nearby towns. Locals attend a Royal Neighbors Easter supper in Willisburg and a Hillsboro church Sunday school is organized for next week.
Mrs. Robert Milton traveled with her mother near Perryville from Friday to Sunday. Ray Logadon sold a black mare to Dick Ward for 150 dollars. The Misses Tobin hosted an afternoon social for Lizzie Hanrahan and May Rudd, reported well attended. Annie Hiatt and children visited R. P. Lanham last week. J. W. Logsdon and daughter Hattie visited Alf Whiteman. John Showmaker bought a work horse from R. C. Canary for 75 dollars. Sadie Fenwick, Margret Hiatt and Adray Canary visited May Lanham. D. B. Wilson and wife of Fenes spent Sunday with Lee Hiatt family. R. P. Lanham visited James Lanham Thursday to Saturday. Brack Yates and wife with A. Canary family Sunday. Mattie and Jewell Hiatt with A. Canary family Saturday and Sunday. Lela and Margie Fenwick with Hattie Logsdon Sunday. Margret Hiatt visiting sister Jewell Hiatt in Mackville this week. W. T. Phillips at Willisburg Sunday. Miss Warren of Perryville visiting her sister Mrs. Robert Milton.
Mrs Nancy and J M Shields family visited. Mrs Mary Coulter and Effie and Hubert Patrick traveled to Springfield. Eatha Coulter went to Willisburg on business. Community plans tobacco farming and a Sunday school gathering at Hillsboro on the third Sunday. Tommie Settle and Miss Effie Coulter are ill with pneumonia and flu respectively. peaches were killed but apples and cherries seem unhurt. Miss Lillie Hardin and Charlie Hardin visited Tom Coulter and wife Friday.
Carlisle Kentucky April 20 Farmers in the area face a gloomy season as excessive rain keeps lands unplowed delaying crops. Tobacco beds in Nicholas County are wiped out after Hedges death. Farmers switch to corn and wheat, with bluegrass thriving and fruit crops expected to be strong barring a killing frost.
Sunday church meeting at New Hope led by Bro Duncan. Local residents attended Easter visits in Maud and Burgin. Booker's merchant W H Payne thriving this spring. Families from Mooresville Nelson county and Mt Zion Stringtown joined Easter gatherings with Pile and Settle households. Relatives and lodge members reported at Willisburg supper and Maud church attendance.
Lebanon Enterprise reports Lou Miles admix of George Miles, killed in railroad yards by a switch engine while performing duties as a section laborer. He sues Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. for 7000 damages. The note also includes local notices of a chicken thief incident at Col Ike Scott’s home and a greeting from Geo R Mattingly offering flowers.
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